80s Pop: 120 Original Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Love’s Great Adventure
engineer:
John Hudson (producer, recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Ultravox
recording of:
Love’s Great Adventure
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
Ultravox3:08
2Church of the Poison Mind
engineer:
Simon Humphrey, Gordon Milne (engineer) and Mike Ross-Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Steve Levine
mixer:
Steve Levine and Jon Moss
bass guitar:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon Moss (in 1983)
electric sitar, guitar, keyboard, piano and sitar:
Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Boy George (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 2003)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983)
music videos:
Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club
recording of:
Church of the Poison Mind (in 1983)
writer:
Mikey Craig (Culture Club bassist), George O’Dowd, Roy Hay (Member of Culture Club and composer for film and television) and Jon Moss
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (from 1983 to present)
Culture Club33:31
3Come Live With Me
engineer:
Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
producer:
B.E.F. and Greg Walsh (producer and engineer)
recording of:
Come Live With Me
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
Heaven 173:36
4Victim of Love
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
remixer:
Phil Harding (engineer, producer and remixer)
recording of:
Victim of Love
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
Erasure33:41
5Lifeline
producer:
Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet and Tony Swain (songwriter, producer)
recording of:
Lifeline
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3:19
6Genetic Engineering
engineer:
Keith Richard Nixon, Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter), OMD and Brian Tench
producer:
Rhett Davies and OMD
additional vocals:
Maureen Humphreys
lead vocals:
A. M. McCluskey
performer:
G. A. McCluskey, M. A. Holmes (drummer), M. H. Cooper (OMD and The Listening Pool) and P. D. Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
recording of:
Genetic Engineering
writer:
Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) and Andy McCluskey
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark43:36
7New Moon on Monday
engineer:
Peter Wade-Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer) and Phil Thornalley
producer:
Duran Duran (English rock band), Ian Little (producer, engineer, songwriter) and Alex Sadkin
arranger:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
New Moon on Monday
writer:
Simon Le Bon (Singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Duran Duran3.94:16
8Human
music videos:
Human by The Human League
recording of:
Human
writer:
James Harris III and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
The Human League33:48
9Everytime You Go Away
cover recording of:
Everytime You Go Away
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall
publisher:
Hot Cha Music Co., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Paul Young5:24
10Today
recording engineer and producer:
Colin Thurston
mixer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
bass guitar:
Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
drums (drum set):
Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang)
keyboard:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk)
lead vocals:
Mark Hollis
recording of:
Today
lyricist:
Mark Hollis
composer:
Simon Brenner (UK musician, member of Talk Talk), Lee Harris (drummer, member of Talk Talk and .O.Rang), Mark Hollis and Paul Webb (UK bassist for Talk Talk/O.rang, aka Rustin Man)
Talk Talk4.53:26
11Ooh to Be Ahh
recording of:
Ooh to Be Ah
lyricist:
Limahl
composer:
Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo3:35
12Nightporter
recording of:
Nightporter
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan6:49
13Driving Away From Home
recording of:
Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)
writer:
John Campbell (of It's Immaterial & Yachts) and Jarvis Whitehead
It’s Immaterial54:12
14Days
cover recording of:
Days
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
Kirsty MacColl2.653:01
15Sexy Eyes
recording of:
Sexy Eyes
writer:
R.J. Mather, Keith Stegall (American country singer / songwriter and record producer) and Chris Waters
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Dr. Hook3:28
16Babooshka
assistant engineer:
John Barratt (British audio) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
engineer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
analog synthesizer [CS 80]:
Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
balalaika:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (Session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric bass guitar:
John Giblin (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Brian Bath (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Max Middleton (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
background vocals:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Gary Hurst (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
vocals:
Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980), Novercia Ltd. (in 1980) and EMI America Records, Inc. (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Babooshka (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
Kate Bush3.53:28
17Boys
engineer:
Stephen Stewart (engineer, guitarist of The Enid) and Steve Stewart
producer:
Ricky Wilde
bass guitar:
Martin Russell (recording engineer, producer, composer & musician)
drums (drum set):
Chris North (UK drummer of The Enid) (from 1980 until 1981)
guitar:
Francis Lickerish, James Stevenson, Steve Stewart and Ricky Wilde
keyboard:
Robert John Godfrey (member of The Enid), Calvin Hayes (Actor, keyboard player and drummer with 80s pop band, Johnny Hates Jazz) and Ricky Wilde
background vocals:
Ricky Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
lead vocals:
Kim Wilde (from 1980 until 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only), EMI France (in 1993) and EMI Records Limited (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2006)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981) and The Lodge Recording Studio in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Boys
writer:
Marty Wilde and Ricky Wilde
Kim Wilde33:14
18Here I Am (Come and take Me)
UB404:03
19Get a Life
recording of:
Get a Life
writer:
Hayden MacLaren Browne and Beresford Romeo
Soul II Soul3:41
20Be My Twin
Brother Beyond3:33
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